Most Runs in Test Cricket As a Captain: Shubman Gill is in excellent form after becoming the captain of India in Test cricket. After scoring a ton of runs in England, Gill also scored a century in the Delhi Test against West Indies and scored the 10th century of his Test career. There have been many great batsmen in the history of Test cricket, but there are some who did not let the pressure of captaincy overpower their batting and did wonders with their bat. These batsmen not only led the team to victory with their captaincy, but also scored a lot of runs with the bat. Here we will tell you about the 7 legendary batsmen who scored the most runs as captain.

Top-7 legendary batsmen who scored the most runs as captain in Tests

1- Graeme Smith (South Africa)

Former South African captain Graeme Smith is at number one in the list of top-7 batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Smith played as captain in 109 matches, in which he scored 8659 runs at an excellent average of 47.84.

2- Alan Border (Australia)

Former Australian captain Allan Border is at second place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Border played as captain in 93 matches, in which he scored 6623 runs at an excellent average of 50.95.

3- Ricky Ponting (Australia)

Another former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is at third place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Ponting played as captain in 77 matches, in which he scored 6542 runs at an excellent average of 51.51.

4- Virat Kohli (India)

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli is at fourth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Virat played as captain in 68 matches, in which he scored 5864 runs at an excellent average of 54.84.

5- Joe Root (England)

Former England captain Joe Root is fifth in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as captain in Tests. Root played as captain in 64 matches, in which he scored 5295 runs at an excellent average of 46.45.

6- Clive Lloyd (West Indies)

Former West Indies captain Clive Lloyd is at sixth place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as captain in Tests. Lloyd played as captain in 74 matches, in which he scored 5233 runs at an excellent average of 51.30.

7- Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)

Former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming is at seventh place in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs as a captain in Tests. Fleming played as captain in 80 matches, in which he scored 5156 runs at an average of 40.60.

In future, whenever there will be talk of all-time great players in the test, the name of Joe Root will be taken in them. Has scored more than 13,000 runs, 38 centuries have been hit in red-ball cricket. His process of setting records in England and abroad also has been going on for a long time. Now claims are being made that Route may soon break Sachin Tendulkar’s record of 15,921 runs. Know here how far the route is the route of Sachin’s record and how much time will it take to set this record?

Route still behind Sachin so many runs behind

First of all, look at Sachin Tendulkar’s record, he scored 15,921 runs in 200 Tests. During the Manchester Test, Joe Root has come second in terms of scoring the most runs. He has surpassed Ricky Ponting’s record of 13,378 runs. Since the routes are not yet out in the Manchester Test, Ponting’s record is seen from the situation of breaking up, Route is still more than two and a half thousand runs behind Sachin.

In how many days Sachin’s record will break?

Joe Root has to score more than 2,500 runs to demolish Sachin Tendulkar’s record. Looking at the current form of the root, in the last five years, there have been only 2 such occasions when they have scored less than one thousand runs in the whole year. These include 2025, in which he has scored more than 400 runs. Root is still 34 years old and even if he scored 800-1000 runs annually, it will take about 2 to two and a half years to get ahead of Sachin Tendulkar.

Also read:

Joe Root: Joe became the first player to do so against India Joe Root, Manchester made ‘World Record’

Pakistan team declared for the West Indies Tour, Babur-Rijwan did not get the place again; Here is the reason

Joe root records at manchester: England veteran batsman Joe Root has put a record of records on the Manchester ground. Root has broken many great records with a single century today. Root has come second in terms of scoring the most runs in Test cricket. Root has also surpassed former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. Let us know the five records of the root, which broke the great records of cricket and made new world records.

Second batsman to score the most runs in Tests

In the first innings of the fourth Test against India, Joe Root has reached a score of 121 to T-Breck. With this, he has 13,380 runs in Test cricket. Root has left behind Australian legend Ricky Ponting. Potting has 13,378 runs. Route, with 31 runs in this match, India’s great player Rahul Dravid and South African legendary player Jack Kallis had ahead. The name of the great player Sachin Tendulkar is on the top in this list. Sachin has scored 15,921 runs in Test cricket.

With many stalwarts now behind
#WTC27 , #ENGVIND , https://t.co/zxll2vehth pic.twitter.com/fndkfxxdev

– ICC (@ICC) July 25, 2025

38th century of Test cricket

Joe Root has hit this 38th century of his Test career. With this century, he has equaled Sri Lankan veteran Kumar Sangakkara in the Test. Root has scored these 38 centuries in 286 innings of 157 matches. At the same time, Sangakkara has scored 38 centuries in 233 innings of 134 matches. In this list, India’s veteran Sachin Tendulkar is also named on the top. Sachin has 51 centuries in the name of Test.

Test century no.38 for joe root #WTC27 , #ENGVIND : https://t.co/fgxbiggy6j pic.twitter.com/snnfhltf8f

– ICC (@ICC) July 25, 2025

The highest century against India

In the Test of Joe Root, out of 38 centuries, 12 centuries have been scored against India. Along with a century in Manchester, he became the highest century player against India. At the same time, Australian cricketer Steve Smith has scored 11 centuries against India.

50+ score in Test cricket

Joe has scored more than 50 runs in the root test 104 times. At the same time, both Ricky Ponting of Australia and Jack Kallis of South Africa had crossed the score 103 times. In this list, Sachin Tendulkar of India is number one. Sachin has scored more than 50 runs in the Test 119 times.

1000 runs in Old Trafford completed

The fourth Test between India and England is being played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. Root has become the first player in the world to complete 1000 runs on this ground.

Also read

Ind vs Eng: Now the time is gone when…, Kuldeep is not selected, the legends furious; Gautam got angry on Gambhir

Cricket photo gallery

Cricket web stories